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Idaho State-level Forest Inventory Report
PAG Fact Sheet 14: Kelsey Vershum and Greg Latta (April 2022)
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Idaho County-level Forest Inventory Reports
PAG Fact Sheet 15: Kelsey Vershum and Greg Latta (April 2022)
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The Impact of Collaboration on the Pace and Scale of Restoration in Idaho (September 2020).
PAG Report No. 41, Chelsea Pennick McIver, Jace Hogg, Dennis R. Becker and Philip S. Cook
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Survey of Idaho Log and Chip Truck Drivers
Issue Brief No. 22, Philip S. Cook (September 2019)
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Idaho’s Family Forest Owners: 2016 Survey Results
PAG Report No. 38, Philip S. Cook, Dennis R. Becker, and Michelle Benedum (April 2018).
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Idaho at a Glance, summary report
Review of Idaho's Forest Legacy Program
Issue Brief No. 20, Spencer Plumb, Ph.D., Michelle Benedum, and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D (March 2017).
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Policies Affecting Implementation of Landscape-scale Treatments on National Forest System Lands at High Risk of Insect and Disease Mortality
PAG Report No. 36, P.S. Cook and P. Wilson (May 2015).
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Fuel Treatments in Idaho's Forests: Effectiveness, Constraints, and Opportunities
PAG Report No. 35, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (December 2014).
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Idaho—Wood Bioenergy Fact Sheet
PAG Fact Sheet No. 11, J. O'Laughlin for the Forestry/Biomass Task Force, Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance (January 2014).
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Wildland Fire Management: Are actively managed forests more resilient than passively managed forests?
PAG Issue Brief No. 15, J. O'Laughlin for the Office of Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter (October 2013).
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Secure Rural Schools Program Reauthorization, U.S. Forest Service Timber Sale Program, and Trust Land Management
PAG Issue Brief No. 14, J. O'Laughlin for Rep. Raúl Labrador’s staff (August 2011).
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High Forest Mortality and Low Timber Removal Rates in the Western States Promise Hazardous Fuel Accumulations and Big Fires
PAG Fact Sheet No. 4, Jay O’Laughlin for the 46th Annual Meeting of the Western Forest Economists (revised May 2011).
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Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wood Bioenergy
PAG Report No. 31, J. O'Laughlin (September 2010).
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Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Analysis of Proposed Options for “Matching Payments” for the Collection, Harvest, and Transport of Forest Biomass
PAG Issue Brief No. 12, R. Lane and J. O’Laughlin (March 2010).
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Environmental Benefits of Using Biomass as an Energy Feedstock
PAG Fact Sheet No. 5, J. O'Laughlin (February 2009).
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Idaho Forest Facts and Forestry Issues
PAG Fact Sheet No. 2, J. O’Laughlin and P.S. Cook for the Idaho Forest Products Commission’s Miracle at Work Forest Tour (revised September 2008).
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Timber Harvests and Receipts from National Forest System Lands in Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 10, J. O'Laughlin (September 2007).
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Idaho's Forest Products Business Sector: Contributions, Challenges, and Opportunities
PAG Report No. 26, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (August 2006).
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Comparison of Two Forest Certification Systems and Idaho Legal Requirements
PAG Report No. 23, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (December 2003).
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Endowment Fund Reform and Idaho's State Lands: Evaluating Financial Performance of Forest and Rangeland Assets
PAG Report No. 21, J. O'Laughlin and P.S. Cook (December 2001).
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Taxing Forest Property: Analysis of Alternative Methods and Impacts in Idaho
PAG Report No. 20, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (October 2001).
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Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part II - The Role and Effects of Timber Harvesting in Idaho
PAG Report No. 19, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (December 2000).
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Toward Sustainable Forest Management: Part I - Certification Programs
PAG Report No. 18, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (December 1999).
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Forest Health Conditions in Idaho
PAG Report No. 11, J. O'Laughlin, J.G. MacCracken, D.L. Adams, S.C. Bunting, K.A. Blatner, and C.E. Keegan, III (December 1993).
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Design of Forest Riparian Buffer Strips for the Protection of Water Quality: Analysis of Scientific Literature
PAG Report No. 8, G.H. Belt, J. O'Laughlin, and W.T. Merrill (June 1992).
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Silver Valley Resource Analysis for Pulp and Paper Mill Feasibility
PAG Report No. 6, J.G. MacCracken and J. O'Laughlin, editors (October 1991).
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Financial Performance of Idaho's Endowment Rangelands
PAG Issue Brief No. 17, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (March 2016).
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Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Policy and the Wildfire Threat in Idaho
PAG Report No. 34, J. O'Laughlin, P.S. Cook, Z. Johnson, and E. Strand (June 2014).
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Fuel Treatments on Rangelands
PAG Report No. 32, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (December 2011).
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Endowment Fund Reform and Idaho's State Lands: Evaluating Financial Performance of Forest and Rangeland Assets
PAG Report No. 21, J. O'Laughlin and P.S. Cook (December 2001).
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Guidelines for Managing Cattle Grazing in Riparian Areas to Protect Water Quality: Review of Research and Best Management Practices Policy
PAG Report No. 15, J.C. Mosley, P.S. Cook, A.J. Griffis, and J. O'Laughlin (December 1997).
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BLM Riparian Policy in Idaho: Analysis of Public Comment on a Proposed Policy Statement
PAG Report No. 2, K.L. Johnson, C. Mosley, J.C. Mosley, and J. O'Laughlin (June 1990).
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The Power Act: Lessons from the Past
PAG Issue Brief No. 25, Patrick Wilson (October 2021).
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Northwest In Transition: The Simpson Plan
PAG Issue Brief No. 24, Patrick Wilson (August 2021).
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Hunting Access In Idaho 2021 (January 2021).
PAG Issue Brief No. 23, Patrick Wilson and Kenneth Wallen (January 2021).
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Recreation Access and Leasing of State Endowment Lands
PAG Issue Brief No. 19, Philip S. Cook, Michelle Benedum, and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D. (September 2016).
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Preliminary Estimates of the Economic Effects of Stream Restoration on the Big Wood River Valley, Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 18, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (August 2016).
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Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Policy and the Wildfire Threat in Idaho
PAG Report No. 34, J. O'Laughlin, P.S. Cook, Z. Johnson, and E. Strand (June 2014).
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Bighorn Sheep and Domestic Sheep: Current Situation in Idaho
PAG Report No. 30, J. O'Laughlin and P.S. Cook (January 2010).
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Delisting Endangered Species: Process Analysis and Idaho Case Studies
PAG Report No. 25, M. McClure, P.S. Cook, and J. O'Laughlin (October 2005).
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Economic Impact of Salmon and Steelhead Fishing in Idaho: Review of the Idaho Rivers United Report
PAG Issue Brief No. 6, Jay O'Laughlin (September 2005).
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The Variable Impact of Dams on Columbia and Snake River Salmon Populations
PAG Issue Brief No. 2, J. O'Laughlin (June 2003).
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Endangered Species Act at the Crossroads: New Directions from Idaho Case Studies
PAG Report No. 13, J. O'Laughlin and P.S. Cook, with K. Rogers and T. Merrill (October 1995).
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Grizzly bear recovery in Idaho
PAG Report No. 12, J.G. MacCracken, D. Goble, and J. O'Laughlin (September 1994).
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Wolf Recovery in Central Idaho: Alternative Strategies and Impacts
PAG Report No. 4, C. Wise, J.J. Yeo, D. Goble, J.M. Peek, and J. O'Laughlin (February 1991).
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Preliminary Estimates of the Economic Effects of Stream Restoration on the Big Wood River Valley, Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 18, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (August 2016).
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Public Opinion of Water Quality Issues and Funding Options in Idaho
PAG Report No. 17, J. O'Laughlin, K. McGuire, and J. Carlson (December 1998).
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Guidelines for Managing Cattle Grazing in Riparian Areas to Protect Water Quality: Review of Research and Best Management Practices Policy
PAG Report No. 15, J.C. Mosley, P.S. Cook, A.J. Griffis, and J. O'Laughlin (December 1997).
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Idaho Water Quality Policy for Nonpoint Source Pollution: A Manual for Decision-Makers
PAG Report No. 14, J. O'Laughlin (December 1996).
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Analysis of Methods for Determining Minimum Instream Flows for Recreation
PAG Report No. 9, T. Merrill and J. O'Laughlin (March 1993).
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Design of Forest Riparian Buffer Strips for the Protection of Water Quality: Analysis of Scientific Literature
PAG Report No. 8, G.H. Belt, J. O'Laughlin, and W.T. Merrill (June 1992).
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State Agency Roles in Idaho Water Quality Policy (Special Report for the Idaho Legislature)
PAG Report No. 5, A.C. Turner and J. O'Laughlin (February 1991).
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BLM Riparian Policy in Idaho: Analysis of Public Comment on a Proposed Policy Statement
PAG Report No. 2, K.L. Johnson, C. Mosley, J.C. Mosley, and J. O'Laughlin (June 1990).
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Policies in Idaho
PAG Report No. 33, Z. Johnson, P.S. Cook, J. O'Laughlin, and K. Bird (December 2013).
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Economic Contributions of the US Beef Industry.
English, Leah, Jennie Popp, Greg Alward, Greg Thoma. 2021. Report to the Beef Research Council.
The multi-regional impact of the CIS Taranto investment project using the multi-regional input-output model for Italy.
Perali, Federico, Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo, Greg Alward, Stefano Maiolo, Francesco Pecci, Maikol Furlani, Daniele Cufari, Riccardo Magnani, Darlington Agbonifi. 2021. Report to the Italian governmental Mission Structure Investitalia. August 2021.
Hunting Access In Idaho 2021 (January 2021).
PAG Issue Brief No. 23, Patrick Wilson and Kenneth Wallen (January 2021).
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Maintenance of Non-Motorized Trails on National Forests in Idaho: Funding Background and Opportunities for State Assistance
Issue Brief No. 21, Philip S. Cook, Matthew Courtney, and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D. (September 2017).
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Recreation Access and Leasing of State Endowment Lands
PAG Issue Brief No. 19, Philip S. Cook, Michelle Benedum, and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D. (September 2016).
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Preliminary Estimates of the Economic Effects of Stream Restoration on the Big Wood River Valley, Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 18, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (August 2016).
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Off-Highway Vehicle and Snowmobile Management in Idaho
PAG Report No. 27, P.S. Cook and J. O'Laughlin (October 2008).
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Economic Impact of Salmon and Steelhead Fishing in Idaho: Review of the Idaho Rivers United Report
PAG Issue Brief No. 6, Jay O'Laughlin (September 2005).
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The Impact of Collaboration on the Pace and Scale of Restoration in Idaho (September 2020).
PAG Report No. 41, Chelsea Pennick McIver, Jace Hogg, Dennis R. Becker and Philip S. Cook
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Analysis of a Single Payment Program for Public Lands Counties in Idaho: Scenarios and Implications.
PAG Report No. 40, Chelsea P. McIver, Karl Meyer, Dennis R. Becker, and Philip S. Cook (September 2019).
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Endowment Lands Contributions to Idaho’s Economy
PAG Report No. 39, Philip S. Cook, Greg Alward, and Dennis R. Becker (December 2018).
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Recreation Access and Leasing of State Endowment Lands
PAG Issue Brief No. 19, Philip S. Cook, Michelle Benedum, and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D. (September 2016).
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Financial Performance of Idaho's Endowment Rangelands
PAG Issue Brief No. 17, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (March 2016).
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Policies Affecting Implementation of Landscape-scale Treatments on National Forest System Lands at High Risk of Insect and Disease Mortality
PAG Report No. 36, P.S. Cook and P. Wilson (May 2015).
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Would a transfer of federal lands to the State of Idaho make or lose money?
PAG Issue Brief No. 16, J. O'Laughlin in response to a request by Representative Lawrence Denney, Co-Chair of the Federal Lands Interim Committee of the Idaho Legislature (November 2014).
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Federal Land as a Percentage of Total State Land Area
PAG Fact Sheet No. 8, J. O'Laughlin (September 2011).
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Idaho’s Endowment Lands: A Matter of Sacred Trust, Second Edition
PAG Report No. 1, J. O’Laughlin, S.F. Hamilton, and P.S. Cook (August 2011)
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Secure Rural Schools Program Reauthorization, U.S. Forest Service Timber Sale Program, and Trust Land Management
PAG Issue Brief No. 14, J. O'Laughlin for Rep. Raúl Labrador’s staff (August 2011).
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Public Land Exchanges: Benefits, Challenges, and Potential for Idaho
PAG Report No. 29, P.S. Cook, S.K. Hacker, and J. O’Laughlin (December 2009).
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Analysis of Procedures for Residential Real Estate (Cottage Site) Leases on Idaho’s Endowment Lands
PAG Report No. 28, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (October 2008).
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Policies for Risk Assessment in Federal Land and Resource Management Decisions
PAG Issue Brief No. 4, Jay O'Laughlin (July 2004).
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Endowment Fund Reform and Idaho’s State Lands: Evaluating Financial Performance of Forest and Rangeland Assets
PAG Report No. 21, J. O’Laughlin and P.S. Cook (December 2001).
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History and Analysis of Federally Administered Lands in Idaho
PAG Report No. 16, J. O'Laughlin, W.R. Hundrup, and P.S. Cook (June 1998).
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Analysis of Idaho Roadless Areas and Wilderness Proposals
PAG Report No. 10, J. MacCracken, T. Merrill, and J. O'Laughlin (July 1993).
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A National Park in Idaho? Proposals and Possibilities
PAG Report No. 7, J. MacCracken and J. O'Laughlin (June 1992).
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Land Acquisition and Management Program
PAG Report No. 3, C. Wise and J. O'Laughlin (October 1990).
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State Funding for Wildfire Suppression in the Western U.S.
PAG Report No. 37, P.S. Cook and Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., (August 2017).
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Fuel Treatments in Idaho’s Forests: Effectiveness, Constraints, and Opportunities
PAG Report No. 35, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (December 2014).
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Wildland Fire Management: Are actively managed forests more resilient than passively managed forests?
PAG Issue Brief No. 15, J. O’Laughlin for the Office of Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter (October 2013).
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2012 Wildfire Statistics
PAG Fact Sheet No. 10, Jay O’Laughlin (March 2013).
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High Forest Mortality and Low Timber Removal Rates in the Western States Promise Hazardous Fuel Accumulations and Big Fires
PAG Fact Sheet No. 4, Jay O’Laughlin for the 46th Annual Meeting of the Western Forest Economists (revised May 2011).
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Wildfire Risk Reduction, Fuels Treatment, and Federal Land Management Planning: Incorporating Risk Analysis into Landscape- and Project-level Planning
PAG Issue Brief No. 13, J. O’Laughlin for Wildland Fire Leadership Council meeting in Reno, Nevada (July 2010).
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Trends in U.S. Wildfires and Idaho Forest Fuel Loading
PAG Fact Sheet No. 3, Jay O’Laughlin for Forestry Day at the Legislature (January 2008).
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Forest Fire Smoke Management Policy: Can Prescribed Fire Reduce Subsequent Wildland Fire Emissions?
PAG Report No. 24, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (November 2004).
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Are Prescribed Burning Projects Feasible in Idaho Wilderness Areas?
PAG Issue Brief No. 5, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (July 2004).
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U.S. Forest Carbon Market Primer
PAG Fact Sheet 12: Daria Paxton and Greg Latta (March 2022)
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U.S. Tribal Forest Carbon Offset Projects Factsheet
PAG Fact Sheet 13: Daria Paxton, Jeffrey Ross, and Greg Latta (March 2022)
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Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wood Bioenergy
PAG Report No. 31, J. O’Laughlin (September 2010).
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Carbon Sequestration Strategies in the Forest Sector
PAG Issue Brief No. 11, J. O’Laughlin (March 2008)
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Economic Contributions of the US Beef Industry.
English, Leah, Jennie Popp, Greg Alward, Greg Thoma. 2021. Report to the Beef Research Council.
The multi-regional impact of the CIS Taranto investment project using the multi-regional input-output model for Italy.
Perali, Federico, Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo, Greg Alward, Stefano Maiolo, Francesco Pecci, Maikol Furlani, Daniele Cufari, Riccardo Magnani, Darlington Agbonifi. 2021. Report to the Italian governmental Mission Structure Investitalia. August 2021.
Preliminary Estimates of the Economic Effects of Stream Restoration on the Big Wood River Valley, Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 18, Dennis R. Becker, Ph.D., and Philip S. Cook (August 2016).
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Would a transfer of federal lands to the State of Idaho make or lose money?
PAG Issue Brief No. 16, J. O’Laughlin in response to a request by Representative Lawrence Denney, Co-Chair of the Federal Lands Interim Committee of the Idaho Legislature (November 2014).
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Analysis of Procedures for Residential Real Estate (Cottage Site) Leases on Idaho’s Endowment Lands
PAG Report No. 28, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (October 2008).
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Timber Harvests and Receipts from National Forest System Lands in Idaho
PAG Issue Brief No. 10, J. O’Laughlin (September 2007).
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Idaho’s Forest Products Business Sector: Contributions, Challenges, and Opportunities
PAG Report No. 26, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (August 2006).
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Ecosystem Services and Environmental Market Potentials: Portland Katoomba Conference Notes.
PAG Issue Brief No. 8, J. O’Laughlin and J.A. Helms (July 2006).
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Economic Impact of Salmon and Steelhead Fishing in Idaho: Review of the Idaho Rivers United Report
PAG Issue Brief No. 6, Jay O’Laughlin (September 2005).
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Superfund Liability Reform in 2002
PAG Issue Brief No. 3, J. O’Laughlin in response to a request from U.S. Senator Larry Craig’s office (September 2003).
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Forest Resource-Based Economic Development in Idaho: Analysis of Concepts, Resource Management Policies, and Community Effects
PAG Report No. 22, C. Harris, P.S. Cook, and J. O’Laughlin (May 2003).
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Endowment Fund Reform and Idaho’s State Lands: Evaluating Financial Performance of Forest and Rangeland Assets
PAG Report No. 21, J. O’Laughlin and P.S. Cook (December 2001).
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Taxing Forest Property: Analysis of Alternative Methods and Impacts in Idaho
PAG Report No. 20, P.S. Cook and J. O’Laughlin (October 2001).
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Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada: An Issue Brief
PAG Issue Brief No. 1, J. O’Laughlin in response to a letter to Idaho legislators from the Canadian Consul General (April 2001).
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Silver Valley Resource Analysis for Pulp and Paper Mill Feasibility
PAG Report No. 6, J.G. MacCracken and J. O’Laughlin, editors (October 1991).